Wang Zhilian, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, is a native of Xinjiang County, Shanxi. He has a bold and uninhibited personality, generous, suave, and is known for his eloquence.
In his early years, he was proficient in articles, and was good at writing poems, often fencing and tragic songs, and his poems were mostly sung by music workers at that time. He is famous for a while, and often sings and harmonizes with Gao Shi, Wang Changling, etc.
He is especially good at five-character poems, and is known for describing the scenery of Biansai, and is a romantic poet. His representative works include "Climbing the Stork's Tower", "Liangzhou Ci" and so on.
In particular, the classic poem "Climbing the Stork's Tower" is popular and well-known. "At the end of the day, the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to be poor, go to the next level", it is a swan song for the ages.
Another "Liangzhou Ci" was promoted by Zhang Taiyan as "the best quatrain".
The following is a review of Wang Zhilian's "Liangzhou Ci", the original text is as follows:
The Yellow River is far above the white clouds
A lonely city and ten thousand mountains.
Why should Qiang Di complain about the willows
The spring breeze does not pass the jade gate.
The gist of the poem is:
On that vast plateau, the Yellow River rushes endlessly, looking far to the west, the river water is rolling in, as if connected with the white clouds.
Surrounded by mountains and rivers, a border castle located in the border fortress is lonely, standing majestically, looking lonely and lonely.
The Qiang flute is leisurely, playing the mournful tune of "Folding Willows", why complain about the delay in spring?
You must know that outside the Yumen Pass, it is originally a place where the spring breeze cannot blow, how can there be willows to break!
According to the records, there is a particularly interesting story behind the song "Liangzhou Ci" about Wang Zhilian, which is called "Qiting Painting Wall": During the Kaiyuan period of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Zhilian, Wang Changling and Gao Shi came to a hotel to drink, and met the singer of Liyuan who was singing and feasting.
These three men are very talented, they are all famous for their poetry, they respect each other, but they also have the idea of competing with each other. So, I thought of a game that decided the title of the singer's poem based on the content of the poem they sang.
In the situation where all the singers sang, a beautiful singer sang the poem "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds" in "Liangzhou Ci". Wang Zhihuan was very proud, thinking that the name of the poem overshadowed the other two.
From this story, it can also be seen that Wang Zhilian's seven-character quatrain "Liangzhou Ci" was already a popular famous song at that time.
On the whole, Wang Zhilian's poem "Liangzhou Ci" is euphemistic and precise in terms of words and sentences, the poetic expression is very tense, and the emotional expression is just right.
From a special perspective, he depicted the special feeling of overlooking the Yellow River, and also showed the magnificent and desolate scenery of the border area, which was tragic and desolate, and exuded a generous atmosphere, describing the nostalgia of the soldiers in the border area, and embodying the grievances of the people who were guarding the border and could not return to their hometowns.
Even if he writes about sad grievances, he is also strong in sorrow, sad and generous, showing the broad mind of the poets of the Tang Dynasty.
The whole poem is tragic and magnificent, and for thousands of years, it has been giving people a strong spiritual shock, and people have been singing this poem.